Headlights dash lights and radio not working

1998 DODGE NEON
151,000 MILES • 2.0L • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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SHEA9180
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Okay, so first my headlights went out then my dash lights and now my radio, but it was just working. When my lights first went out I could jiggle the wires and the lights would pop on but now it does not work. My battery is brand new so I know it is not that and my switch still works my dome light so I do not think it is that either. My husband looked at it and the pigtail to the alternator looks loose or broke could that be causing my problem?
May 7, 2018 at 12:02 AM
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STEVE W.
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Loose power connection could easily cause it. I would clean and tighten the connections then see if anything comes back on. The worrisome part is that if the alternator was getting an intermittent connection it could have damaged it.
It may have damaged the radio as well. Dome lights are a different part of the switch than the head and marker lights so it is possible it is the switch, however the radio is not powered from that switch.
May 8, 2018 at 6:07 AM
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